RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Pope Formosus

816 - 896

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Pope Formosus (c. 816 – 896) was the bishop of Rome and ruler of the Papal States from 6 October 891 until his death on 4 April 896. His reign as pope was troubled, marked by interventions in power struggles over the Patriarchate of Constantinople, the Kingdom of West Francia, and the Holy Roman Empire. Because he sided with Arnulf of Carinthia against Lambert of Spoleto, Formosus's remains were exhumed and put on trial in the Cadaver Synod. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pope Formosus has received more than 840,183 page views. His biography is available in 69 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 68 in 2019). Pope Formosus is the 130th most popular religious figure (down from 123rd in 2019), the 145th most popular biography from Italy (down from 133rd in 2019) and the 39th most popular Italian Religious Figure.

Pope Formosus is most famous for being the first pope to be tried and convicted of high treason.

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  • 840k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 75.48

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 69

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 15.10

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.41

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Pope Formosus ranks 130 out of 3,187. Before him are Pope Urban VII, Pope Boniface VIII, Zechariah, Pope Gregory IX, Hassan-i Sabbah, and Pope Pius VIII. After him are Margaret the Virgin, Saint Dominic, Pope Clement VIII, Mahavira, Pope Pius VI, and Pope Clement V.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 816, Pope Formosus ranks 1. After him are Bardas, Joseph the Hymnographer, and Henjō. Among people deceased in 896, Pope Formosus ranks 1. After him are Photios I of Constantinople, Pope Boniface VI, Abu Hanifa Dinawari, Hastein, Khumarawayh ibn Ahmad ibn Tulun, and Ermengard of Italy.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Pope Formosus ranks 145 out of 5,161. Before him are Cardinal Mazarin (1602), Enzo Ferrari (1898), Luca Pacioli (1445), Adriano Celentano (1938), Guillaume Apollinaire (1880), and Pope Pius VIII (1761). After him are Plautus (-254), Luigi Galvani (1737), Pope Clement VIII (1536), Marcello Mastroianni (1924), Victor Emmanuel III of Italy (1869), and Andrea Mantegna (1431).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Pope Formosus ranks 39. Before him are Clare of Assisi (1193), Pope Gregory XVI (1765), Pope Urban VII (1521), Pope Boniface VIII (1235), Pope Gregory IX (1160), and Pope Pius VIII (1761). After him are Pope Clement VIII (1536), Pope Pius VI (1717), Pope Leo XI (1535), Anselm of Canterbury (1033), Pope Clement I (40), and Pope Pius VII (1742).

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